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A status update on legislative, commercial as well as on GHG matters. Vietnam’s current gasoline demand is estimated around 5.8m MT p.a. and expected to grow to about 7.7m MT by 2020. Till now, the country imports more gasoline (>60%) than it produces domestically but the intention is to change this over the next few years by heavily investing into upgrading the two (Dung Quat in Quảng Ngãi Province and Nghi Son in Thanh Hóa Province)

ACFA and its European sister organization EFOA (European Fuel Oxygenates Association) appointed Ricardo Strategic Consulting to conduct a study of fuel octane effects on the fuel consumption in light-duty vehicles (LDV). We would like to share the key findings and conclusions of the study with our readers.

Since the early 1990s we have seen a diesel love affair evolving in Europe where car buyers started an impressive trend away from gasoline fuel to diesel-powered engines. Diesel cars had the reputation to be “dirty and slow” but high efficiency, enhanced technical performance and lower prices than gasoline started to move the consumers away from gasoline onto diesel cars in many European countries.

For our 2nd “In Conversation with:” issue this year, we are delighted to share with our readers some interesting thoughts and views from Mr. Rob de Jong who is the Head of Transportation Unit at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

ACFA noted the recent announcement by the US Environmental Protection Agency which highlights an important change and development. The new underground storage tanks regulations focus clearly on preventing future groundwater pollution by...

By Samita Sridhar Kamath, Intern, ACFA

In recent years, an increased number of cases have been observed in which harmful chemical compounds are being blended into gasoline...

For our first edition of “In Conversation with” in 2015 we start with Dr. Hossam Allam, Regional Programme Manager at CEDARE who we would like to thank for sharing his expertise gained over the last 20 years in CEDARE and his thoughts and views about the Sustainable Growth Programme (SGP) for his Mediterranean partner countries.

This issue of “In Conversation with” features Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore’s Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR), who shared with us Singapore’s plan to move to Euro VI standards. We would like to thank him for sharing his thoughts and views on the subject.

In recent years an increased number of cases have been observed in which chemical compounds are being blended into gasoline that could have a detrimental effect on engine performance, human health and the environment.